by Dr. Henry I. Balogun, Founder/CEO ofwww.PrimeHangout.com
I am going to address two significant issues here. Please understand that my thinking is not informed by radicalism or the desire to prove anything but by what is prudent and truthful in the interest of sound knowledge.
I cannot ask you to agree but look at the facts. All I need is your undivided attention and willingness to think deeply.
We were given so much only to grapple with so little. Our limitless wealth and vast ocean of natural resources developed the world.
They made many nations extraordinarily rich beyond their wildest imagination.
However, we appear to many people and countries as the poorest in the world. Whether by design or ignorance, we lost our rightful place.
Our attention and focus were directed toward the wrong thing. We were not afraid to turn on each other in the twinkling of an eye. Our mind was programmed to turn away from whatever is labeled as made in our country or made or created anywhere in the world by one of us.
We are not concerned about quality products that can be presented proudly to anyone outside our country.
Somehow, we are quick to accept anything made by those using our natural resources and accept their products as the best in the world, thereby elevating their ego while diminishing ours.
The question designed to enquire about what we have is wrong. What do the Africans have? That is the wrong question to ask and ought to be rewritten. The right question should be, what have we done with our immense and unlimited resources?
Instead of trying to emulate, copy and reproduce process, be mindful and be willing to do what the rest of the world has done for many years and is still doing, we appear unconcerned. Our government has no annual budget for manufacturing and innovative ideas. Our financial institutions are not willing to provide financial assistance. Our media establishments are not interested in providing free coverage or encouraging anyone with a spectacular idea or invention.
What does any European country have to justify its immense wealth and eye-popping economic development, including military might? I will leave that to the outcome of genuine, non-biased independent research by most of you.
You will not be wrong to conclude that it would have been impossible if not for what the European countries extracted and forcefully took from Africa. Unfortunately, they took unpaid labor (chattel or indenture slavery) initiated by us and freely handed it over to the same Europeans.
We did not stop there; they also took advantage of our blind trust, gullibility, and willingness to surrender or give up our rightful place.
Their banks are loaded with unclaimed funds some of our greedy fellow citizens took in the hope of enriching themselves but tragically died, and no next of kin to claim those funds. Many European countries cannot boast one-third of what makes Africa the wealthiest continent.
They are not as rich in gold as in Africa. Whatever is available in places like Finland, Sweden, Bulgaria, Spain, and Turkey cannot compare to the vast ocean open in Africa. Africa “has 40 percent of the world’s gold and up to 90 percent of its chromium and platinum. The world’s largest reserves of cobalt, diamonds, platinum, and uranium are in Africa. We are not producing weapons of war that are good and powerful enough to defend ourselves.
Africa holds 65 percent of the world’s arable land. The abundant amount of iron and iron ore available in Africa is mind-chartering.
In case you are wondering about the difference between iron and iron ore: Iron “is found in the form of its oxides in the underground rocks. Iron ore suppliers extract this iron from the underground, refining the ore to get better and pure iron. Iron ore looks different from just iron.” Africa is also rich in wildlife, marine, and many other living things in pristine places.
There are places never affected by colonization and civilization, and many unidentified animate and inanimate objects can be found in those places. What about timbers, mahoganies, African blackwood, ebony, Dalbergia melanoxylon, and many others, along with many other beneficial kinds of wood available all over Africa?
We are blessed with an unlimited supply of crops such as sweet potato, plantain, cassava, peanut, common bean, peppers, eggplant, and cucumber, including bananas, pineapples, dates, figs, olives, and citrus; and other principal vegetables such as tomatoes and onions? What about cocoa, coffee, oranges, lime, corn, mangos, and a vast ocean of other edible fruits?
Somehow, Europe controls everything and is responsible for providing and manufacturing for the enormously blessed Africans. That defies logic.Europeans are the beneficiaries of the processing end of many of our crops, such as cocoa, coffee, and oranges. The people making the most out of our crude oil are Europeans. We are not taking advantage of our immense amount of gold, iron ore, chromium, cobalt, diamonds, platinum, and uranium.
The Europeans are still the ones enjoying the abundant wealth of mineral and natural resources available in Africa. There are millions of Europeans employed in processing and manufacturing companies in Europe. Can anyone name a single world-class hospital or financial institution located in Africa?
As I said earlier, whatever money Africans make from selling raw materials is in various European banks, and many are without beneficiaries named to claim them after the depositors die. In that case, the circle of pain continues.
Given our endless natural resources, any Africans on the world stage should automatically command respect because we are citizens of the wealthiest continent on the planet.
Instead, we are the least respected. Some even have the gut to accuse us of being ungrateful. Ungrateful for what? While we were busy going around promoting mythologies, European countries were probably giving each other high-fives and saying to themselves: listen to the Africans, show interest in whatever story they want to present, ask questions, do whatever it will take to hold their interest and divert their attention from the real solutions to their problems because the goal here is for our people to rule the world. Take them to any of our Universities in London or elsewhere in Europe. Show respect and give a standing ovation even if no one understands the subject.
Americans are different. If they don’t like what you are saying or they don’t give a damn, they will let you know the American way. There is no room for diplomatic bullshit but honesty. You can expect honest responses such as: what the fck is this African guy talking about? Try and picture in your mind a guy by the name of George saying: why did I come here to waste my precious time listening to this crap? I thought he would reveal something spectacular or discuss new scientific or technological advancements from Africa. Instead, this mother fcker kept talking about a bizarre African creator like we care. I just wasted about one and a half hours listening to the crappy story of some weird guys named “Ejiogbe” and “Orunmila.” For a while, I thought the speaker was suffering from auditory hallucinations. That guy seriously wasted my time. Do they understand that this is a different time? The world has moved on from ineffective traditions and mythologies. You can imagine George’s wife squirming in her seat, saying to George: shut the f*ck up; after all, the jollof rice, fried chicken, and puff-puff served were delicious. What is your problem? There were no objections when we took the ungodly action of introducing selling prisoners of war to Europeans as enslaved people. Many are still wondering why Africans did not fight back. How can you fight back when people were individually restrained and handed over like commodities? The Europeans hailed it as brilliant action. We thought we were doing something worthy of praise, not knowing we were betraying our souls and destroying our self-respect. The same mythologies we are now trying to promote did not tell us we were doing the wrong thing.
The Europeans took what we introduced and handed over to them to a new height. We are known for self-destructive behaviors, hence the intent to encourage understanding mythologies instead of being productive through manufacturing and innovative actions like the rest of the world. Fundamental changes are possible once we are willing to provide Ifa, Ejiogbe, Orunmila, and many other mythologies like them their well-deserved resting place and bid them farewell, allowing science, technology, innovative ideas, and manufacturing to take over.
No religious tenets or teaching should be allowed to divert our attention from what is needful. The Federal government should have a hefty budget for manufacturing and innovative ideas on an ongoing basis. They should also ensure that the goods manufactured are of good quality with attractive packaging – adequately labeled with instructions and expiration dates.
We cannot continue to blame Europeans forever. It is not uncommon to see some people have an intense desire for what you have and will do anything to steal from you if they must. The ultimate wrongdoing is assisting them in their crime spree or becoming willing participants ready to roll over due to overwhelming fear and apathy.
Africans should be interested in manufacturing even if we have to learn it and do likewise. On the other hand, we have a history of not discrediting any erroneous information or discovery published by the western world, no matter how outrageous. We are responsible and rightfully deserve many insulting words and actions directed at us. We must develop a new strategy and armor against an unexpected attack of the magnitude previously experienced. We have to be able to take immediate and necessary actions to stop whatever actions of the western world that are outright insults to intelligence. We must be mindful and cognizant of how we have been accepted worldwide without being angry and evil-minded. We only need to gently, politely, and intelligently refuse what is untrue and insulting. Power comes in different packages. To be equipped with facts is power. Anemic power is always about what is pleasing to those who are power-hungry, even when they know and are aware that their platforms are crumbling.Not only that, getting on the train of scientific findings, technological development, and manufacturing should not be seen as one of the options but the only option. We are much too intelligent and historically creative to be left behind. We need to be well-guided and protected.
We can no longer afford to be distracted and taken for a fool. In the word of William Wilberforce: “You may choose to look the other way, but you can never say again that you did not know.”Color Coding of Humanity – Label of Discrimination
For so many years, the modus operandi of the western world has been “just say it.” It does not have to be scientifically, theologically, socially, philosophically, or historically valid.
If it elevates our position or polishes our image, we will not provide anything contrary, even if it insults the intelligence of many.
Once the subject is published and remains undisputed, the whole world will accept it as a divine word of God.
On the contrary, Africans did not have the same platform or a unified, effective, powerful, and far-reaching voice, hence their nonchalant and let-it-be attitude. What is the scientific or theological reason for color-coding humanity? None. Why is it necessary to invent such a potent weapon of segregation, inequality, and discrimination?
It was done for the same reason “eugenics” existed in the United States. It was done for the same reason the “one drop rule” was established without any opposing view. It was done mainly to select an “I-It” without consideration for an “I-Thou” relation. In a speech given in Atlanta in the early days of the civil rights movement, Dr. King declared: “When the Constitution of the United States was written, a strange formula to determine taxes and representation declared that the Negro (the Spanish word for Black) was 60 percent of a person.” That was done neglecting that the entire human family originated from Africa and that Africans had their footprint on every continent and in every country around the world as indigenous. What percentage were the Europeans in that formula? Let us ask ourselves, are members of the human family deserve the compartmentalization of color separation, such as white, black, brown, or yellow, as we have been programmed to believe? This is not a rhetorical question. This is a natural, legitimate, and soul-searching question to help settle an old misnomer. This thought-provoking question deserves an in-depth look at how we have been made to see the world. The time has come to reexamine what we think we know and are programmed to believe. Do we deserve the ungodly division into different races disregarding the only race in existence? After reading this piece, kindly let me know if there is anything to expatiate upon. To understand this, let us set aside all biases and distortions presented by many dictionaries on steroids intentionally designed to please, especially, one ethnic group. Let us also set aside all inherent hate-based assumptions, innuendos, outcomes of conspiracy theories, personal opinions, unsubstantiated family stories, rootless emotional reactions, and ungodly and demeaning comparisons to species that are not human. Let us also set aside all the insulting quasi-scientific research that has been around for generations, including historically false histories. My goal is to set the record straight with the possible intent to prosecute if necessary.Nothing happens for no reason or in the absence of an underline factor. It is always essential to determine why some people use their platform and their resentment for intentional polarization, not rooted in great scientific work or fact but borne out of a secret desire to rebel and divide the world. Color coding of humanity came upon us unsuspectedly and crawled under our skin without logical explanation and left more questions than answers. This insulting action has always served as an essential reaction-based identifier to segregate. It places a more significant limit on acceptance, trust, love, and interactions. It puts an undue burden on humanity. No other identifier can compare, not even accent, culture, or religion.Once you know that the person waiting to see you are a person of color, no further explanation is required. It does not matter if the person is the only one with the essential information you are looking for, highly intelligent, or extraordinarily gifted and talented. To say that a peculiar and unique reaction will be activated is an understatement. Do not expect anything godly, lovely, or of a good report but something ethnically and socially acceptable to those of the dominant ethnic group unless the law says otherwise. Changing the rules and rewriting whatever existing policies could instantly be added to the equation. The evil of color coding can quickly tarnish an image, diminish personality, and lead to defamation of character. How is no country, establishment, research facility, or scientist in Africa ready to dispute what the western world said about Africa and Africans? We are too quick to believe and remain quiet, accepting and confirming unsubstantiated superiority through inaction.The manufactured problem created for humanity concerning division, separation, and color coding started in a small part of Eastern Europe that was not initially regarded as part of Europe until a common thread was discovered. This area had a history of indigenous who were Africans dating back many years. Somehow, they became a white-only area without a single African, Asian, or Jewish, eventually changing their perception, attitude, and how they see themselves. They believe they were better than most members of the human family even though there was no significant archaeological discovery or historical value, including natural phenomena and resources, to prove they were better. There was no divine support for their false claims and narratives, nor were there any Biblical or historical figures to reference.There was no scientific justification for their assumed identity derived from their location on Caucasus Mountain. This is the reason they like to call themselves Caucasians, which according to them, indicates that they were the original human. Joseph Graves was a professor of nanoengineering and the interim dean at the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering in Greensboro, North Carolina. In one of his writings, Graves concluded that: “[Caucasian] is a 19th-century anthropological idea that was based around a false conception that the origin of the human species was in the Caucasus Mountains.” The people of Caucasus Mountain never accepted that every member of the human family originated from Africa; even their existence would not have been possible without the indigenous from Africa. With that said, they would have loved to be separated, but their area was not big enough to be identified as a separate continent, therefore, remains a region. For clarification, the Caucasus Mountain, located between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprises the area of Armenia (the presumed place of those who later became the occupiers of Britain). Ancient Britons were dark skin and blue eyes, evidenced by the presence of the “Cheddar Man” before Armenian. Azerbaijan, Georgia, about 10 percent of Russia, and perhaps 15 percent of Turkey are on the Caucasus Mountain. They are on the border between the continents of Europe and Asia. One characteristic that gives them the European identity is not known or identifiable but a bold claim in line with European thinking. It is an unfounded claim of originality and superiority. Caucasians believe they are different and better in many ways. Europe’s inhabitants and the people of Caucasus Mountain could not change the fact that Africans once occupied their land. Somehow, Europeans did not have one word or an acceptable label to describe and embrace the epic and, at times, an unbelievable shift in pigmentation. They could not accept any available explanation about different shades and apparent differences and unique characterization regarding outward appearances and features among the human family.The fact that people are generally referred to and identified by their country or continent of origin remains a fact. However, for a region to offer a new identity to those assumed to belong to that region, even though many countries in that region and all of them together have a continental identity as Europeans, defies logic. The fact that the new identity as Caucasian coexists with the natural, undisputed identity as Europeans shatter common sense and insult intelligence. One cannot help but ask endlessly, what is the reason behind this unholy alliance? Atheists with deep anti-God sentiments and unrepentant hate for much of the human family lend their unsolicited opinion. I cannot overemphasize that no credible archeological discovery supports their assumption that the land they are located on was the birthplace of the human race. There was no reasonable justification for whatever claim they had. None of the three original major civilizations, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Mesopotamia, is located in the Caucasus Mountains. No significant cultural activity or aesthetic human footsteps to support their claim. There was also Nothing to support their assumption that this was the resting area of Noah’s Ark, known as Mount Ararat, in the Bible. Regardless of what anyone thinks or believes about the actual location of Mount Ararat, humankind did not begin with Noah; instead, humankind was preserved through Noah’s obedience to God. If this was the location of Mount Ararat, please remember that Mount Ararat was not the birthplace of humanity either. Instead, it was the garden of Eden. The site of the garden, also known in the Bible as the “garden of God” (Ezekiel 28:13), is mainly in Africa.We have seen some phenomena to support the idea that at least 70% of the garden of Eden was in Africa. It does not matter who disagrees; the fact remains indelible in reality. If you believe that “the earth is the Lord’s,” there should be no irrational argument against the fact that the Lord can do whatever He likes without asking for human permission or endorsement.Mind-blowing evidence found in Nigeria—yet to be thoroughly examined by scientists—has been found in this authentic, pristine, magical, and mysterious place, popularly known in the Yoruba land where it is located as “Igbo Olodumare,” or in English as the “garden of the Almighty.” How they came up with that name, which is more biblical than anything ever discovered, defies logic. All I can say is that flesh and blood did not reveal that. The English interpretation, no doubt, agrees with the scriptures. This unique place is worth looking into and should be scientifically examined with the help of special archeological equipment and robots to reach areas previously unreachable by humans and interact with many of its wildlife inhabitants, which are larger than life. This can be done without disturbing its uniqueness and agitating the area’s peace. It is necessary for sound knowledge, discovery, curiosity, and the hunger for what could be true without irrational and hate-based arguments.A thorough examination of the “garden of the Almighty” has never been done before. The general assumption of Europeans is that the entire continent of Africa is considered a “dark continent” instead of a better label reflecting what Africa is all about: the birthplace of humankind or the motherland. Not only that, but many people in the area also believe that the “garden of the Almighty” is off-limit, contrary to science’s goal. The time has come for Ifa priests and keepers of the status quo to step aside and let us get to know our land and environment.Going back to Caucasians, they also believe that they:are the only people created in the image of God.are superior to any other group of people or person on this planet.are of a different race, and all other ethnic groups are inferior to them.have exclusive rights to the planet Earth, andhave no known connection to Africa.It is incredible that Caucasians embrace Christianity but refuse to subscribe to any connection or reference to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, hence their disdain of any individual or group of people connected to Abraham, Zionism, or Semitism through lineage. They are unrepentant in their claim that Caucasians are superior, even though the claim is not rooted in fact. There is no known chronological beginning, explainable lineage, or explanation as to whether they believe they originated from Adam and Eve or another creation.The beginning of their version of Christianity is unknown. For this reason, we cannot establish whether they even believe in Christ, commonly referred to as the “Lion of the tribe of Judah.” However, the claims of the “original birthplace of humankind” and “original inhabitant of the earth” remain unsubstantiated. Their connection to Adam or the human family is unknown.Their claim was strong enough to lead to the effort popularized by some German atheists, namely Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, his fellow atheist by the name of Christoph Meiners, mentioned earlier in my previous article entitled: “Nature and Nurture Over Tabula Rasa” Their collective efforts marked the beginning of a false, hateful, and baseless racial division which was the culprit of dehumanization, unspeakable torture, pain, and even death of a massive population of the human family. How did Europeans come to believe that they were Caucasians which served as the inspiration for Hitler’s Nazis in Germany, Aryan Nation, and the “one drop rule” perpetrated in the United States? To those wondering what the “one drop rule” was all about? The “one drop rule asserted that any person with even one ancestor of black ancestry (“one drop” of “black blood”) is considered black. It means negro in Spanish.” Nothing could be more stupid and dumb because every member of the human family probably has ‘one ancestor of black ancestry.’ Why was the stupidity of such? Was it because of Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, or was it by convenient and ungodly association even when there was no credible connection to the region known as the Caucasus Mountains? Their efforts helped justify numerous baseless assumptions, and no one cared to see if they were factual or fabricated. When you look at the underlying reason for the pride of those who rushed to embrace the division created by the work of Johann and other atheists, you will understand. Also, when you look at his unjustified label of the word white as an identity of choice to group Europeans and Caucasians together, you cannot help but conclude that part of the reason for aligning with the people of Caucasus Mountain as opposed to Africa, is primarily based on an intentional effort by that group of atheists to derail the plan of God and to divide humanity. Here is a sample of a color chart:Without trying to prove what is unprovable, you can see clearly on this chart that “white” (I am not talking about the heavenly white, which is without hue (color of any kind) and blemish – a characteristic no human can claim. White on the chart shown is a color as much as “black,” “brown,” and “yellow.” How can you justify your ungodly desire to label anyone “person of color” or any group “people of color?” How can you say that the insulting, dehumanizing, segregating, and highly prejudicial label of color should be ok for some when the bell also tolls for thee?
